>be me
>24M
>extremely driven, want to go to med school for MD/PhD program and have an interview
>to get to this point, had to sacrifice a lot of my social life
>refused to party, meet women, etc. in order to study and work
>really feeling lonely and unloved
To me, this is an either-or scenario where I have to choose between my future career and having a fun social life, but I want to know if anyone else here believes I can somehow find a way to have both.
Hey friend. I'm a current physics phd student so i feel your pain.
I can only tell you what has worked for me: Time management techniques have really helped me to open up my day. When I budget my time, I feel far more relaxed/have much for free time.
Also, in my experience girls are far more interested in men who have passions of their own than men who live a humdrum life and want a romantic relationship to relieve them of boredom.
Also, my understanding is that when you finish with PhD work your schedule opens up quite a bit (it certainly opens up once you get tenure, if you decide to pursue the route of academia). Not sure about MD/PhD though, as I don't know what working conditions are like in the medical research field.
>>18067757
Current med student here.
Its ok. You're gonna meet plenty of new people once you get in. Plus they are all like you. Really driven and have some hobby that they love to do in their free time. Plenty of friends to make there. Don't feel like your life is over just because you spent your time in college studying. You still have plenty of life left to live.
>>18067787
>>18067935
both of these. spent my youth drinking, doing drugs and chasing pussy. So when I finally found my one and only I couldn't get it together and lost her cause I didn't have goals or anything to prove for. Rips my heart out, and now I have to learn to be a man in the late age of 27.
Parties and sluts are OK memories but I much rather have been a nerd and done something that will benefit me in the long run instead of being pic related
>I miss her so goddamn much